It's a free market. In the end, we don't like banks and governments telling us what to do, so let's not do the same. I don't mind short term speculators to hop on board, because every person, long term minded or short term minded, brings in capital. Speculation is a crucial part of every market, and without that, markets just aren't as interesting, and thus fail to attract capital. It's not for nothing that dividend stocks exist. If you can't provide volatility or speculation because your business is consistent in its earnings and everything, you need to find other ways to attract that capital and to keep it in your market....